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This listing contains all the analytical materials posted on the Russia Matters website. These include: RM Exclusives, commissioned by Russia Matters exclusively for this website; Recommended Reads, deemed particularly noteworthy by our editorial team; Partner Posts, originally published by our partners elsewhere; and Future Policy Leaders, pieces by promising young scholars and policy thinkers. Content can be filtered by genre and subject-specific criteria and is updated often. Gradually we will be adding older Recommended Reads and Partner Posts dating back as far as 2011.

Competing Views on Russia

2020 US Presidential Candidates on Russia: What Have They Said So Far?

Updated! With the primaries underway, it is worth remembering what the candidates have said about their would-be Russia policies if elected. (Originally published May 23, 2019.)

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After the Colored Revolution

Sean's Russia BlogFebruary 19, 2020
Partner Posts

In this episode of Sean's Russia Blog, host and Eurasia expert Sean Guillory speaks with Vasili Rukhadze, a visiting lecturer of political science at the University of Pittsburgh, about post-color revolution regimes.

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Jihadists from Ex-Soviet Central Asia: Where Are They? Why Did They Radicalize? What Next?

Three authors draw on field work and other research to assess the motives, prospects and threats linked to Central Asian jihadists, including the thousands who joined Islamic State and other violent extremists in the Middle East.

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When Does Vladimir Putin’s Russia Send In Troops?

Simon SaradzhyanAugust 07, 2018
RM Exclusives

Examining Putin’s three military interventions abroad, the author sees a pattern in which two conditions must be present for Russia to intervene with force: a threat to its vital interests and a reasonable chance of success.

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A Nobel Prize for Trump and Kim Is No Joke

Leonid BershidskyApril 27, 2018

Making the world a safer place through a Korean peace deal may be enough to redeem the words and deeds of both leaders.

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Nuclear Dangers from North Korea: Managing the Risks to the US and Russia

Joshua H. PollackOctober 27, 2017
RM Exclusives

The risk of an American conflict with North Korea is growing, and along with it so is the risk of an accidental war between the two nuclear superpowers.

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On Russia's Role in Resolving the North Korea Crisis: Q&A with Gary Samore

RM StaffAugust 16, 2017
RM Exclusives

An eminent expert on nuclear issues, honored with a medal from the Secretary of Defense for his role in negotiating the 1994 North Korea nuclear agreement, weighs in.

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From the Tsardom of Muscovy to Nuclear Cooperation: Podcasts on Russia

Monterey Summer Symposium on RussiaJune 19, 2017
Partner Posts

Throughout the summer, the Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia will host expert lectures and seminars on a variety of topics ranging from history and art to diplomacy and nonproliferation. As the symposium progresses, these lectures will be made available as podcasts.

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Looking for U.S.-Russian Cooperation? Try Asia

Jeffrey MankoffDecember 12, 2016
RM Exclusives

U.S.-Russian ties in Asia have long been underdeveloped, but also far less contentious than in Europe. Maybe now is the time to focus eastward and help Moscow balance between Washington and Beijing.